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\CourseNumber \hfill  Information for instructors \\
 Spring 2002 \hfill Course coordinator: Russell Brown
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\hd{Textbook}  The textbook for this course will be  \em  Calculus,
 3rd  edition, \rm by James Stewart, ISBN 0-534-21798-2 \\

\hd{Syllabus} 
A course calendar with suggested problems is available. You may
duplicate the version I have provided to Elizabeth. Each instructor
should also provide an individual syllabus giving name, contact
information and office hours and additional information about grading
policy. The course calendar and a sample syllabus are available at
http://www.ms.uky.edu/$\sim$rbrown/courses/ma114cc.s.02 as tex
documents. I expect that each instructor will prepare an additional
page that details grading policies and gives their name, office hours
etc.

The University Ombudperson has made several requests for syllabi in
all courses. 1. The syllabus should describe the curving policy for
the course. This is apparently in response to instructors who used
``negative curves''. 2. If attendance is to be used for grading, the
syllabus should describe carefully what is meant by an excused
absence.  Please see the ombud's memo for the full story.

\hd{Math resource center} The mathematics resource center or
Mathskeller opened in  December 2001  in room 65 in the basement of the
Classroom Building.  All teaching assistants for MA114 are asked to
schedule at least one of their office hours in this facility (and a
total of three office hours).  When the schedule is fixed, it will be
circulated to all students in MA113 and 114. It is hoped that the
extra work involved in holding office hours outside of the department
will be balanced by having a quieter offices to work in the rest of
the day.

\hd{Pretest} Some (but not all) of our problems in calculus
are due to the poor preparation of our students. Attached is a very
simple pretest that you may choose to give in the first
recitation. This will help to warn the students that they  will be expected
to know the basic facts from Calculus I in this course. 
Some students may be encouraged to drop, but at this point there is
little they can do except retake MA113. 


\hd{Exams} There will be three exams and a final. These exams are
scheduled in the evening at the times indicated in the common exam
schedule. Though we have common exam times, we do not have common
exams. Instructors in evening classes generally give their exams
during a regularly scheduled class meeting. Rooms for exams will be
assigned after classes begin.  MA114 does not have a common final
time. The final exam time is determined by the meeting time of the
lecture, using the schedule in the Class Schedule Book or on the web,
http://www.uky.edu/Registrar/final017.html


\hd{MA194} In addition, to the 4 hours of credit for MA114, the
department offers one additional hour of credit as MA194 on a
pass/fail basis. Instructors may set their own grading policy for
MA194. I suggest that students be passed in MA194 if they pass
calculus and if they have no more than two unexcused absences.  Thus,
a student with three or more unexcused absences will fail. Below are a
few common questions about MA194.

{\em Must a student take MA194? }    No, unless the student is in 
MathExcel.  MathExcel students must take MA194.

{\em What section of MA194 should a student register in?  }  Students
should register in same section number for both MA194 and MA114. If a
student drops or changes sections of MA114, they should also drop or
change sections of MA194. Instructors and teaching assistants should
check their MA194 rolls near the end of the semester. If there is a
name that is unfamiliar, please try to determine if the student is
registered in another section of MA114. If you have a student who
thinks he or she is registered in MA194, but does not appear on your roll,
try to find out if the student is registered in another section.

{\em  Can MA194 be repeated?  } Yes, though there is little benefit
to this.

{\em Can MA194 be taken without MA114?  }  Yes, though it is not
recommended. If the suggested grading is used, such students will fail
MA194.

\hd{Suggested grading for MA114} Students need 90\% for an A, 80\% for
a B, 70\% for a C and 60\% for a D.  Grades should be based on three
hour exams, quizzes, homework, and longer assignments.


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3 hour exams  &  300\\
Final exam  & 100  \\
Homework, quizzes, & 100 \\ 
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TOTAL & 500
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\hd{Homework} The list of problems on the syllabus is quite long. I
plan to select a smaller number to assign to students. We will not
have paper graders in Calculus II. Please do not burden your teaching
assistants with
excessive paper grading. Teaching assistants may be asked to grade short 
homework assignments or quizzes. 

\hd{Problems} Students should try to resolve problems with their
instructor and/or teaching assistant. If this is not unsuccessful, see
the departmental ombudperson, \Ombud, or the university
ombudperson. If you have complaints about the syllabus, please let me
know. We will need a new course coordinator in the fall.

\hd{Calculators} Most students are familiar with graphing calculators
such as the TI-82. These calculators allow students to graph
functions, solve equations, evaluate derivatives and definite
integrals numerically.  Elizabeth has TI-82 calculators that each
instructor may check out. I suggest that students be allowed to use
such calculators on exams. Test questions should be written so that it
is clear whether a numerical answer from the calculator is acceptable
or if students must carry out the computation by hand. In addition,
some students will have machines that can carry out symbolic
computations. I suggest that students not be allowed to use such
machines on exams. Examples of such machines include the TI-89, TI-92,
the HP48 and, of course, laptop computers.

Calculators will be useful in computing partial sums of series and
drawing graphs of curves defined parametrically and in polar
coordinates.  

\hd{Computer labs} The math department has a computer lab, Inslab,
that instructors may use. See http://www.ms.uky.edu/$\sim$inslab for
more information. This lab have Maple and Matlab available. The
university also maintains numerous computer labs where students may
use Maple and other mathematical software. These labs contain
classrooms that may be reserved.

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{Russell Brown \\ \small \today}
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